5 -~0~-.~~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~-~-~~~~---~~-~-~~-~--j no puede ser destruido". (Rina Biaggi Garcia, Peter Berkowitz con Ludmilia Rivera Burgos). VLLA SN MEDO RNERA VS. CORREA El19 de noviembre de 1981 a las 6:00a.m. los residentes de Villa Sin Miedo fueron despertados por mas de 30 policias, armados con escopetas y rifles automaticos, que fueron a la Villa alegadamente para "proteger'' a los supervisores de las compafi{as de agua y luz que estaban alii para cortarles el suministro de agua y energia electrica a los residentes. Ada Rivera Ruiz, lider de esta comunidad de 300 familias, trato desesperadamente de convencer a la policia de que desistiera de sus planes y permaneciera fuera de la Villa. A la vez ella calmo a un pequefio grupo de airados residentes que se habia reunido frente al porton principal. Cuando ella viro su espalda a la policia para dirigirse a los residentes, dos policias la agarraron y la arrestaron. Simultaneamente la policia comenzo a disparar al grupo de residentes, algunos de los que, segun la policia alega, respondieron tirandole piedras. Otra residente femenina, Sandra Fantaucci Roldan, tambien fue arrestada cuando trato de ayudar a Ada. Ambas mujeres fueron arrastradas por mas de 100 yardas sobre un camino pedregosa, esposadas, maltratadas de palabras y llevadas al cuartel de la policia. Mientras tanto, Edwin Narvaez, otro residente, fue herido de bala en una pierna por la policia. Alcides Calderon lo recogio y lo llevo al hospital. En el hospital ambos hombres fueron arrestados por la policia y Alcides fue llevado a la estacion donde Ada y Sandra estaban detenidas. Poco despues el Teniente de la Policia, Carmelo Correa, quien condujo la actividad de la policia en contra de la Villa, regreso al precinto despues de alegadamente habersele curado una pequefia herida en la cabeza causada por una pedrada recibida durante la trifulca. El Teniente Correa llevo entonces a cinco o seis policias adicionales a las celdas individuales dond~ Ada, Sandra y Alcides estabatjdetenidos por separado y procedieron a golpear y patea,ya cada. uno lands occupied to the residents of the Villa (which was vetoed by the Governor), the government refused to relent. On May 18, 1982, with no legal recourse rema:iiiing to the residents, over 200 police carried out a brutal eviction burning and bulldozing all the homes of the residents with all their possessions inside. Today, the "rescatadores'? (squatters) are temporarjly living in tents set up on church owned land. They have been aided by donations of money, food, clothing, and furniture from churches, organizations, and individuals throughout Puerto Rico. As their struggle goes on, the /nstituto continues to represent them in variety of legal matters. As a spokesperson for the community said: "Villa Sin Miedo was never merely a physical entity; it was an idea, an example, a model that cannot be destroyed". (Rina Biaggi-Garcia, Peter Berkowitz, with Ludmilla Rivera-Burgos). VLLA SN MEDO RNERA VS. CORREA On November 19, 1981, at 6:00a.m. residents of Villa Sin Miedo were awakened by over 30 policemen, armed with shotguns and automatic rifles who went to the Villa allegedly- to "provide protection" for Water and Power Company supervisors who were there to cut off the residents' water supply and electric power. Ada Rivera-Ruiz, leader of the 300 family community tried desperately to convince the police to desist from their plans and stay out of the Villa. At the same time she quieted a small group of angry residents who had gathered in front of the main gate.. As she turned her back to the police in order to address the residents she was grabbed by two policemen and placed under arrest. Simultaneously the police began to fire at the group or residents, some of whom the police claim, responded by throwing rocks. Another female resident, Sandra Fantaucci-Roldan was also arrested when she tried to help Ada. Both women were dragged over a rocky roadside for over 100 yards, handcuffed, verbally abused and taken to the police station. Meanwhile, Edwin Narvaez, another resident, was shot in a leg by the police. He 1.vas picked up by Alcides Calderon, also a resident, and driven to the hospital. At the hospital both men were arrested by the police and Alcides was driven to the station house were Ada and Sandra were being held. Shortly thereafter, Police Lt. Carmelo Correa, who had led the police action against.the Villa, returned to the precint after allegedly having been treated for a small rock-wound in the head that resulted from the melee. Lt. Correa then led five or six other policemen to the individual cells where Ada, Sandra and Alcides were being separately kept, where they beat and kicked each of them with their fists, night sticks and boots. The /nstituto Puertorriqueffo de Derechos Civiles assumed representation of the four residents and last March filed a two-million dollar civil rights damage suit against the policemen involved in the illegal arrest~ shooting _and beating of the residents. The case is in the initial discovery stage. A trial is expected by the end of the year. (Jose Antonio Lugo and Vilma Santiago-rizarry) VEQUES ZENON.VS. BROWN The adverse social and economic impact that the presence of the U.S. Navy has had on Vieques life and its developments is well known to everybody. n 1974, the Navy transfered its military bombing range from Culebra to Vieques. This posed an immediate threat to a large number of de ellos con los pufios, macanas y botas. E1 nstituto Puertorriquefio de Derechos Civiles asumio la representacion de los cuatro residentes y durante el pasado mes de marzo radico una accion por violacion de derechos civiles por dos millones de dolares contra los policias que participaron en el arresto ilegal, tiroteo y en la golpiza a los residentes. E1 caso esta en la etapa de descubrimiento de prueba inicial. Se espera un juicio a fin de afio. (Jose Antonio Lugo y Vilma Santiago rizarry). VEQUES ZENON VS. BROWN El impacto adverso de tipo social y economico que la presencia de La Marina de Guerra de los Estados Unidos ha tenido en la vida de Vieques y su desarrollo es bien conocido por todos. En 1974 la Marina transfirio su campo de bombardeo militar de Culebras a Vieques. Esto presento una amenaza inmediata a un gran mimero de residentes de Vieques _que se ganaba la vida pescando y en otras ocupaciones fntimamente relacionadas. Un efecto directo de la transferencia fue la restriccion del acceso a las regiones pesqueras que los pescadores habian estado usando por decadas. Un efecto menos tangible pero de igual forma devastador que las pnicticas de bombardeo tuvieron, fue que pusieron en peligro el fragil balance ecologico que existe tanto en la isla como tal como en las aguas circundantes. En 1978 la Asociacion de Pescadores de Vieques solicito asistencia legal del nstituto. El nstituto acepto y combin6 sus esfuerzos con los abogados de la Unidad de Derecho Ambiental de Servicios Legales de Puerto Rico. Ellos iniciaron una demanda legal masiva a nombre de los pescadores de Vieques y de otros residentes solicitando un interdicta que prohibiera los desembarques amfibios y los bombardeos desde los barcos a las costas y desde el aire a los suelos de Vieques. Las bases para la demanda incluian desde violaciones con~titucionales hasta las ambientales. Mas tarde, esta se consolido con otra demanda que se radico a nombre del Gobierno de Puerto Rico. La demanda, unida a actos de protest a y de desobediencia civil, logro el descubrimiento de informacion importante y acentuo el problema de la presencia de la milicia de los Estados Unidos en Puerto Rico. Luego de un juicio de tres meses, la Corte de Distrito de los Estados Unidos en Puerto Rico sostuvo que la Marina habia violado varias leyes ambientales pero rehuso otorgar el interdicta prohibiendo las operaciones militares a base de que las actividades de la Marina afectaban la "seguridad nacional" de los Estados Unidos, citando la "situacion actual del mundo" en respaldo de su opinion. La Corte exigio que la Marina obtuviera un permiso de contaminacion de aguas y que preparara una declaracion de impacto ambiental. Mientras el gobierno proseguia su apelacion en la Corte de Apelaciones de los Estados Unidos para el Primer Circuito, el bombardeo continuo. La Corte de Apelaciones revoco y sostuvo que ante el hallazgo de que la Marina estaba violando la ley federal, la Corte de Distrito en Puerto Rico no tenia opci6n y tenia la obligacion de emitir el interdicta. Aunque la Marina aun tenia que obtener el permiso, continuo de lleno con sus operaciones militares en Vieques luego que la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos revoco la Corte de Apelaciones y dio a la Corte de Distrito opci6n sobre la emision del mandato a pesar de la admision de violaciones a las leyes federales y de Puerto Rico. A pesar de esta decision adversa, la oposicion a la Vieques residents who made their living from fishing and other closely related occupations. A direct effect of the transfer was the restriction of access to the fishing grounds that the fishermen had been using for decades. A less tangible but equally devastating effect that the bombing practices had was that it jeopardized the fragile ecological balance that exists both on the island itself and in its surrounding waters. n 1978, the Asociaci6n de Pescadores de Vieques requested legal assistance from the lnstituto. The Jnstituto accepted and combined its efforts with attorneys from the Environmental Law Unit of Puerto Rico Legal Services. -:r:hey initiated a massive law suit on behalf of the Vieques fishermen and other residents seeking an injuction barring amphibious landings, and ship-to-shore and air-to-ground bombardments in Vieques. The grounds for the suit ranged from constitutional to environmental violations. t was later consolidated with another suit filed on behalf of the government of Puerto Rico. The suit, along with acts of protest and civil disobedience led to discovery of important information and highlighted the problem of U.S. military presence in Puerto Rico. After a three-month trial the U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico held that the Navy had violated several environmental laws but refused to grant the injuction barring military operations on grounds that the Navy's activities affected the "national security" of the United States, citing the "current world situation" in support of its opinion. The court required the Navy to obtain a water pollution permit and to prepare an environmental impact statement. While the government pursued its appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the bombing continued. The Court of Appeals reversed and held that upon finding that the Navy was in violation of federal law, the District Court in Puerto Rico had no discretion and had the obligation to enter the injuction. Though the. Navy had yet to obtain the permit, it resumed full nulitary operations in Vieques after the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and gave the District Court discretion over issuing the injunction despite the admitted violations of federal and Puerto Rico laws. Despite the adverse ruling, opposition to the Navy's presence continues to grow and the Viequenses are considering other options to pursue their goal. (Judith Berkan with Pedro Varela, and Pedro Saade, Puerto Rico Legal Services). UNTED STATES VS. ZENON AND SAADE (Appeal) On January 19, 1980, the United States Navy began massive ship-to-shore target practice on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Continuing their efforts to halt the bombing and.destruction of their fishing grounds, the fishermen of Veques staged another peaceful protest. Eleven small fishing boats entered the target area off the shor~s of Vieques and prevented the Navy from bombing the sland that day. n one of the boats were Carlos Zenon President of the Vieques Fishermen's Association and on~ of his lawyers, Pedro Saade. Several days after the demonstration, Pedro Saade and Carlos Zenon were singled out from among all the demonstrators and arrested. They were tried in the U.S. District Court for Puerto Rico, found guilty, and given the maximum allowable sentence of six months imprisonment. Denied bail pending appeal because they refused to agree to a court imposed condition that they not return to 6 7

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